• Defender laughs off Jamie Carragher weight accusations • ‘I made a big step – everything is going to be analysed’ Virgil van Dijk has said he can handle the scrutiny of being the world’s most expensive defender and his £75m price-tag should not detract from Liverpool’s fine defensive display ag...

• Jon Moss asked fourth official for TV evidence after penalty award • Referees’ organisation backs decision to give first spot-kick Jon Moss was “misguided” in asking for TV assistance when awarding Tottenham their first penalty at Liverpool but called the decision correctly, the Professional Ga...

England striker’s penalty against Liverpool took him past milestone Kane praises linesman for awarding spot kick at Anfield Harry Kane has switched his sights towards scoring 200 Premier League goals and believes he can get there faster than his century for Tottenham Hotspur. The Spurs striker cl...

Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp was left stunned after a controversial Harry Kane penalty meant his side had to settle for a 2-2 draw with Tottenham. Klopp was bemused after referee Jon Moss gave a penalty for a challenge on Erik Lamela by Virgil van Dijk. • Klopp blasts officials over decision m...

Sam Allardyce looks to next season, Swansea find belief under Carlos Carvalhal and Liverpool’s defence worthy of praise Get The Recap, the best of the Guardian’s sport coverage Liverpool’s oft-maligned defence deserved a little credit here. For almost the entire game they kept Spurs at bay, with...

• ‘If I say what I think, I’d pay biggest fine in football’ - manager • Mauricio Pochettino says referee ‘right in every single decision’ Jürgen Klopp said he would be hit with “the biggest fine in world football” for his true thoughts on Tottenham Hotspur’s dramatic late equaliser at Anfield but...

Liverpool and Tottenham lived up to Jürgen Klopp’s image of brave knights in face to face combat in a thrilling draw at Anfield Verily and forsooth, this jousting idea could catch on. Neither of these sides is in a position to tilt for the title but Jürgen Klopp’s image of knights in armour engag...

Jürgen Klopp sprinted towards the Kop in celebration of Mohamed Salah’s 21st league goal of the season. Liverpool’s goalkeeping coach, John Achterberg, tumbled on to the pitch with clipboard in hand. A decisive step towards Champions League qualification had been taken against Tottenham Hotspur i...

All the latest updates from the 4.30pm GMT kick-off at Anfield Lloris backs fearless Spurs to harass Liverpool into submission Email Simon | or tweet him @Simon_Burnton 3.31pm GMT The team sheets have been handed in, and the names upon them were these: Liverpool: Karius, Alexander-Arnold, Van Dij...

Tottenham’s captain says aggression was the key to sinking Manchester United and wants more of the same at Anfield Harry Kane started sprinting before the first whistle in Tottenham Hotspur’s 2-0 Wembley win over Manchester United on Wednesday night and, for Hugo Lloris, it was a moment to symbol...

• City form means Liverpool must wait for first Premier League title • ‘All the rest of us can do is keep trying, ’ Liverpool manager says Liverpool and Tottenham are waiting for their first Premier League title and Jürgen Klopp has warned they might still be doing the same next season, because h...

Tottenham will arrive on a high following defeat of Manchester United plus a comprehensive victory over Liverpool at Wembley in October. Since that 4-1 reverse, however, Jürgen Klopp’s side have lost only once in 16 league games, scoring 43 goals in that period, and arrested a recent dip with vic...

• ‘We have to be ready to achieve the biggest thing, ’ says German • Liverpool look to increase gap on Spurs in Sunday’s showdown Jürgen Klopp believes a top-four finish would constitute a successful season for Liverpool, although the ultimate aim remains “to overtake all” their Premier League ri...

If football is not merely to be the propaganda wing of petro-inflated billionaires, Tottenham must be the model – yet they face Liverpool on Sunday with their position precarious There is an awkwardness to the situation in which Tottenham find themselves, a hollowness that should reverberate arou...

The January transfer window has been a bonanza for agents but clubs and governing bodies are preparing to put a stop to it The January transfer window closed with a blizzard of late moves, delivering £50m as the new normal fee for players – £142m for one of the best, Philippe Coutinho – and undis...

A hectic January transfer window closed on Wednesday night – our writers look at all the 20 Premier League clubs and how their business unfolded A hectic transfer window closed on Wednesday night – amid seven Premier League games – with several clubs able to conclude deals on deadline day. Premie...

Liverpool’s epic defeat of Manchester City this month was beginning to look like a Pyrrhic victory through being followed by two unexpected losses against team from the bottom of the Premier League, but goals from Emre Can and Roberto Firmino and a late penalty from Mohamed Salah helped them stop...

Premier League updates from the 8pm (GMT) kick-off Sturridge never fitted the bill for Klopp at Liverpool And feel free to email or tweet Simon to get in touch 7.43pm GMT Klopp has also spoken about his team, confirming that Lovren has come into the team just to give Van Dijk a bit of a breather,...

The striker who joined West Brom on loan on Monday has struggled with injuries, but his relationship with his manager has never been an easy one Looking back, it was probably never going to work out between Daniel Sturridge and Jürgen Klopp at Liverpool. The will was there, and they gave it a dec...